The Brew N’ Que – Fifty West Teams Up With Great Lakes Again

In an annual tradition that goes back to 2015, Fifty West and their good friends at Great Lakes are teaming up for a collaboration that will get barbecue fans lining up alongside beer fans for an evening of fun.

Not only are the breweries getting ready to tap a special collaborative brew, they’ll be doing it alongside some special taps from both breweries. If that isn’t enough for you, they’re also planning a menu of BBQ creations straight out of each brewpub that will make your head spin.

The Food

Fifty West was a brewpub before it was ‘Cool’ to be one. They opened as a brewpub because you had to do that here in Ohio to serve beer to your fans from the source. When they opened their doors, though, 50 West didn’t want to just half-ass the idea of a brewpub, they wanted to do things the right way. Prepping an incredible menu in a really well-done taproom atmosphere kicked the idea of a brewpub up a few notches here in Cincinnati.

This event is a great example of the dinners (and brunches) that have made Fifty West fans fall in love over and over with what they’re doing. Your ticket to the Brew N’ Que is $40 and includes access to an all you can eat array of barbecue that includes a variety of different options including:

Wings

Beef Brisket

Pulled Pork

Pork Belly

Corn Pudding

Collard Greens

Cole Slaw

Sloppy Nancy (Vegetarian Option)

Mac N’ Cheese

Desserts (Brownies and Bread Pudding)

In addition to the food, your ticket will get you 8 beer tickets that can be redeemed for a variety of options at pouring stations (8oz Pours)

The Beer

The breweries are coming together to let loose on a lineup of beers that will have fans of either brewery (or both of them) hitting up as many taps with their 8 tickets as possible. In addition, they brewed up a collaboration (but I’ll get to that in a minute)

Great Lakes

Christmas Ale

Ohio City Oatmeal Stout

Nosferatu Imperial Red Ale

Dortmunder Gold Lager

Edmund Fitzgerald Porter

Elliot Ness Amber Lager

Gose

Barrel Aged Barleywine

30th Anniversary Oyster Stout

Barrel Aged Alberta Clipper Porter

Fifty West

American Lager

Doom Pedal White Ale

Coast To Coast IPA

Coffee Please Nitro Stout

Home Sweet Home Brown Ale

Two Seater IPA

Main Street Amber Ale

Barrel Aged Marble Palace Stout with Cocoa Nibs and Vanilla

Afoot and Light Hearted Wild Farmhouse Ale

Oliver Twisted

This year the breweries collaborated on a beer that they’re calling ‘Oliver Twisted’ a sweet tea brown ale. They brewed the beer with what they’re saying is a “very traditional” English malt profile. They go on to say that the beer has a subtle, nutty sweetness accompanied by a light touch of lemony hop character. They followed the base beer up with a healthy addition of iced tea to make it the perfect partner to the piles upon piles of BBQ that will be served and eaten at the event.

All Your Important Details

This year’s event is taking place on November 3rd from 4-11: 30 pm – there are still tickets available and you can purchase them over at Fifty West’s website.